Exclusivity clauses are used to prohibit workers from taking on additional work from other employers. These types of clauses were banned in zero-hours workers' contracts back in 2015.
We previously reported on the High Court decision preventing Tesco removing so-called 'permanent' benefits from staff by changing their terms and conditions of employment. The Court of Appeal has now overturned that decision.
In a recent case, a financial consultant was fairly dismissed for failing to disclose his bankruptcy, despite the absence of any express contractual provision or policy requiring him to do so.
The Supreme Court has handed down its much-anticipated judgment in the landmark case of Harpur Trust v Brazel. Simon Bevan examines the practical impact of the judgment on UK employers.
The high-profile case of Forstater v CGD Europe returned to the Employment Tribunal, after the EAT confirmed that Ms Forstater's belief that people cannot change their biological sex is protected under the Equality Act.
In Higgs v Farmor's School, an LGBT activist has been removed as a lay member of an EAT panel, in light of their social media posts on the topics relevant to the case.
In the case of Basfar v Wong, the Supreme Court has held that Tribunal claims brought by a domestic worker based in the UK household of a Saudi Arabian diplomat can proceed to a hearing.
The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has confirmed that whilst the Equality Act protects some minority beliefs, a Christian doctor was not discriminated against by the requirement on him to use the preferred pronouns of transgender service users.
The Government recently announced it would legislate in an attempt to reduce the disruption caused by industrial action. Two pieces of draft legislation have now been published.
Under the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992 (TULRCA), employers are prohibited from inducing staff to bypass collective bargaining in certain circumstances.
In a decision that is likely to have far-reaching consequences within the dental profession, a dentist has been found to be a worker, despite the existence of a substitution clause in her contract.
The Government has confirmed that whilst it does not plan to introduce menopause as a protected characteristic within the Equality Act, it will revisit employer guidance.
An ethical vegan who believed she was under an obligation to expose and reduce animal suffering by breaking the law, did not qualify for protection under the Equality Act.
